Label-printing machine



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LABEL PRINTING MACHINE. No. 498,843. Patented June 6, 1893.

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N. M. P. CLOSE.

LABEL PRINTING MACHINE.

No 498,843. Pate nted June 6, 1893.

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I N A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHANIEL M. P. CLOSE, OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA.

LABEL-PRINTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,843, dated June 6,1893. Application filed September 14, 1892. Serial No. 445,867. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, NATHANIEL M. P. CLOSE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Tustin, in the county of Orange and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Label- Printing Machine, ofwhich the following isa specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple and easilyoperated machine for conveniently labeling wrappers, &c., at the timethey are required for use and at the same movement of the hand by whichthe wrapper is picked up for the purpose of applying it to the articleto be wrapped.

My invention is specially adapted for labeling tissue wrappers for usein wrapping oranges, lemons and other fruits.

My invention consists essentially in the combination of a suitableprinting stamp and means for inking the same; means for bolding a bundleof sheets in position to be acted upon and printed by the stamp;mechanism for forcing the stamp upon the bundle of sheets to print thesame and a hand plate or bar connected with the stamp operatingmechanism and arranged in the path through which the hand of theoperator moves in withdrawing the sheet from such bundle so that thehand can conveniently operate the same at such movement.

My invention also embraces other features and combinations hereinafterset forth.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my machine in operation, showing theposition the parts occupy when the label has been printed upon thetissue sheet and before the machine has resumed its normal position. Thedotted lines in this figure show the normal position into which theparts are brought by the operation of the springs immediately after thehand is removed from the hand plate. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinalmid-section of the machine in its normal position ready for a stroke.Fig. 3 is a rear end view of the machine in the same position.

AA, 850., indicate a'series of printing plates or rubber stamps whichare mounted respectively upon suitable spring sustained stems B B, &c.,which are arranged to reciprocate in guide ways upon a suitable turntable 0 D which is pivoted to a cross-bar E of the main frame E by thepivot post F. Each printing plate and its stem and spring support comprise a suitable reciprocating stamp for printing the desiredadvertisement on the wrapper, &c.

G is the stamp stem depressing bar which constitutes one member of thestamp actuating frame the other members of which frame are letteredrespectively H H h h. The said frame is mounted upon and sustained bythe pivoted standards I I which are pivoted to the main frame F of themachine by pivots 1i.

J J are springs arranged to hold the actuating frame in its elevatedposition as shown in Fig. 2 and also shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

K is the turn table pawl pivoted to the actuating frame and arranged toengage the ratchets L of the turn table to force the turn table forwardwhen the frame H H, &c., is drawn forward to depress it.

M is the hand plate or bar connected with the front bar H of theactuating frame by the stirrup N which is pivoted to such frame at thefront end thereof. The hand plate is arranged in the path through whichthe hand of the operator moves in withdrawing the sheet from such bundleand is adapted to move along such path so that the hand can convenientlyoperate the plate at such movement:

0 is a spring pawl arranged to engage the ratchet notches P of the turntable to prevent rebound or back action of such turn table.

Q is the sheet holding clip plate to which the sheets are secured. Thisplate is made removable and the bundle of paper q is ordinarily securedthereto by means of a tack or nail R driven through one corner of thesheets into the clip plate. S is the inking roller which is arrangedbeneath the rear side of the turn table to project into the path throughwhich the printing faces of the stamps travel when the turn table isrotated, and arranged in such position as to be engaged by the severalprinting plates A A, &:c., when the same are carried across at the rearof the machine by the rotation of the turn table.

The stamp carrying stems B B, &c., are pro vided at their tops with thespring seating caps T T, &c., fixed to the top of such stems andarranged to play through the top plate C of the turn table, and springsU are arranged to rest upon the lower plate D of the turn table;(through which plate the stems pass, and which plate serves as the lowerguide for such stems) and the upper ends of such springs are arranged topress upward against the caps to hold them elevated, thereby normallyholding thestems and the stamp plates in their elevated positions shownin Fig. 2. The spring seatingand stem sustaining caps T, to which thestems are rigidly secured, pass through holes in the upper plate 0 ofthe turn table, and together with such plate form the upper guide forsuch stems. This arrangement of the caps provides space for the springswithout reference to the distance between the plates; thus allowing(with same distance between the plates) a greater take up of spring thancan be provided without such caps.

WV is a stop arranged to prevent the stamp operating frame from beingdrawn back far enough to allow the standards I I to assume a Verticalposition so that the frame is held normally in position to be easilydepressed.

The stamp stems B are provided at their lower ends with suitable meanssuch as the seats or plates V for securing in place removable printingplates which are preferably plates provided with rubber stamps.

X, X are posts which secure the upper and lower plates of the turn tabletogether.

In practice the operator secures the bundle of paper upon the clip plateQ by suitable means such as the tack R driven through the upper end atone corner thereof so that the sheets will be held in position therebybut can be rapidly and easily detached therefrom. The inking roller Sbeing supplied with ink and the paper being in place and the printingstamps in place on the stamp seats V, the operator draws the hand plateM toward the front with a quick light movement, thus pulling the frameH, &c., forward, thereby depressing it and the stamp operating bar G andpulling forward the pawl K, which pawl engages a ratchet L and throwsthe turn table around into position to bring one of the stamp stems andits spring seating cap into position to be engaged by the descendingbarG; such bar forces the stem and cap downward until the stamp Aengages the top sheet of the bundle; the plate is then released and thesprings J J draw the frame back into its normal position. If the stampwere properly inked prior to this movement, the top sheet would beprinted with the label of the stamp. The operator then grasps theprinted top sheet of paper in the same manner he would grasp it inordinarily wrapping the fruit or other article to be wrapped, and in themovement of withdrawing his hand and the printed sheet, he again engagesthe hand bar or plate M and draws it forward in the same manner as justdescribed, thus operating the machine and printing the next sheet. Thenremoving his hand from the hand bar M he wraps the fruit and is thenready to repeat the operation in the manner just described.

The printing or stamp plates A are detachable so that they can atpleasure be removed and replaced with other plates containing differentmatter.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is r 1. The combination of a suitable printingstamp; means for inking the same; the sheet holding plate adapted tohold a bundle of sheets to be printed; mechanism for forcing the stampupon the bundle of sheets to print the same, and a hand plate or barconnected with the stamp operating mechanism and arranged in the paththrough which the hand of the operator moves in withdrawing the sheetfrom such bundle, and adapted to move along such path, so that the handcan conveniently operate the plate at the same movement which withdrawsa sheet from the bundle.

2. The combination of a turn table provided with a series of printingstamps and pivoted to rotate; means for inking such stamps; means forrotating the table to bring the stamps successively into position to beacted upon by stamp operating mechanism; such stamp operating mechanismconnected with the means for operating the turn table and arranged toact upon the stamp to produce the impression, and a hand plate connectedwith such stamp operating mechanism and arranged in the path throughwhich the hand of the operator moves in withdrawing a sheet from beneaththe stamp so that the hand can conveniently operate the same at suchmovement.

3. The combination of a turn table provided with a series of stamps andpivoted to rotate; the stamp actuating frame mounted upon pivotedstandards and adapted to actuate the stamps; springs arranged to holdthe actuating frame in its elevated position, and the hand plate or barconnected with the stamp actuating frame and adapted to be actu ated bythe hand to draw the stamp actuating frame forward and downward toengage and operate the stamp.

4. The combination of the pivoted turn table provided with the ratchetand with the series of stamps; the stamp actuating frame mounted uponpivoted supports and arranged to be moved forward and downward tooperate the stamps successively; the pawl pivoted to the stamp actuatingframe and arranged to engage the ratchet of the turn table when thestamp actuating frame is advanced and I depressed and means foradvancing and depressing the stamp actuating frame.

5. A printing machine provided with a turn table having mounted thereina series of reciprocating stamps and provided upon its top with aratchet; a frame arranged to be ad vanced and depressed to operate thestamps successively, and a pawl pivoted to such frame and arranged toengage the notches of the ratchet to rotate the turn-table when theframe is operated. I

6. The combination of the upper and lower plates secured together toform the turn-table; the stamp stems arranged to pass through suchplates; the spring seating caps respect- I0 ively fixed to the tops ofsuch stems and arranged to play through the top plate of the turn table,and the stem supporting springs arranged to rest upon the lower plate ofthe tnrn-table and having their upper ends arranged respectively topress upward against [5 the caps to hold them normally elevated.

NATHANIEL M. P. CLOSE. Witnesses:

JOHN LECK, JAMES R. TOWNSEND.

